Woman hit by van on Route 40 in Aberdeen

A woman was struck by a van on Tuesday morning while crossing Route 40 in Aberdeen, according to city police.

Susan Yates, 57, of the 200 block of Mayberry in Aberdeen, was hit while crossing the lanes of Pulaski Highway for eastbound traffic at West Bel Air Avenue, when she was hit by a 2006 Ford van, Lt. Fred Budnick, spokesperson for the Aberdeen Police Department, said in a news release.

According to Budnick, around 11:15 a.m. Yates was crossing the highway at the crosswalk when she was hit by the van, driven by Bruce Lipscomb, 88, of Aberdeen.